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The island’s tourist authority hit back at claims by new tourism minister Jamahl Simmons that it had failed to look after its finances. And the authority — a quango set up under the former One Bermuda Alliance government — said Mr Simmons had used an...

A 54-year-old Devonshire man has been arrested in connection with a counterfeit US $50 note tendered at the RUBiS Causeway Service Station on Tuesday evening, according to police. A spokesman advised residents to look out for fake bills bearing the s...

As Hurricane Jose passes to the island’s west this morning the Caribbean is bracing itself for yet another major weather system to steamroller through the region. Jose is expected to bring strong winds and rain to Bermuda today and into tomorrow af...

National Security Minister Wayne Caines told MPs that a Royal Bermuda Regiment contingent had lifted off from Bermuda to help in relief efforts in hurricane-hammered Turks & Caicos. Mr Caines, a former officer in the RBR, said: “This call for aid cou...

Efforts to save Robertson’s Drugstore from the fire that broke out on its upper floor have come under sharp criticism from within the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service. The East End establishment reopened for business within a few days, but the blaze o...

The Ministry of Health has urged anyone travelling to the Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Irma to take the appropriate health precautions. Members of the Bermuda Regiment, the Bermuda Police Service and a Bermuda Hospitals Board staff member ...

New tourism minister Jamahl Simmons highlighted a string of accounting failures in the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Mr Simmons told the House of Assembly on Friday: “The findings of this audit are unacceptable and I will be monitoring the BTA closely t...

Hurricane Jose has brought strong winds and a risk of thunder as it heads away from Bermuda, the Bermuda Weather Service said. The storm, which has winds of about 75mph and higher gusts, passed its closest point of approach within three days this mor...

A 20-year-old Warwick man accused of blackmailing another man for $3,000 has been remanded in custody. Asina Harvey was also charged with sending a text message to his alleged victim threatening to kill him and having an offensive weapon. All offenc...

Clarien Bank has launched a donation drive to support recovery efforts in the Caribbean following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. Donations can be made directly to the Bermuda Red Cross account at Clarien Bank. The funds will support Red C...